💕Sheena Byrom she/her 💕
@sheena_byrom
Mother • Grandmother • Midwife • Compassion advocate • Co-owner @All4Maternity • OBE • Honorary Fellow @midwivesRCM Honorary Doctorates @bournemouthuni @UCLan
Imagine the joy when I received this photo - I was a newly qualified midwife in the 1970s and I caught this baby..and she is now a midwife! @woolie31 your birthday was special for many reasons ❤️🤱🏽 @world_midwives @hannahdahlen @ACBmidwife @WeMidwives

Did you see it? July issue is here! 🌟Our unique midwifery journal is evidence-based and practice-focused. It’s the ONLY academic journal owned by midwives! 👀 Here’s a peek. Members it’s online ready to read, and may be dropping through your door 🚪 all4maternity.com
Someone asked me today if I’d read your blog post @RoyLilley and I hadn’t. I have now. I hope @wesstreeting has.
what is the appetite for creating maternity services from scratch,how much of the past will be swept away … the CQC, RCOG, RCM, RCEM, NHSE, HSIB/MNSI, LMNS, ICBs and the NMC/GMC… with overlapping remits, variable implementation and accountability gaps… myemail.constantcontact.com/All-you-need-t…
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'It's not just skin deep' midwife Kelda Folliard explores the incredible role of infant skin: An open-access article, a must-read for midwives, health visitors and anyone involved in baby care — practical, compassionate, and grounded in evidence. all4maternity.com/not-just-skin-…
It's hard to say this.... open.substack.com/pub/sheenabyro…
📣Newly qualified midwife employment. I’ve spoken with many final year students @MidwivesRCM concerned about employment prospects & asking for practical advice. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes since our survey in May. Find out what’s been going on in my latest…
There has been a bit of sensational media around a recent BJOG article showing better outcomes for women giving birth in the private sector than in the public. We have responded today in a Conversation article. There is much more to this story theconversation.com/is-childbirth-…
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Great to be here at #EthiadStadium in Manchester for the @MidwiferyForum with fabulous midwives and students - sharing resources and love! @TPM_Journal @sheena_byrom
Excited to share our latest research on fear of childbirth and the positive role of self-efficacy and mental wellbeing! Read it here 👉 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Thanks to @RobertGordonUni @NHSGrampian for supporting midwifery research. #Midwifery #WomensHealth #Research
The reduction in midwife-led options for childbirth and the rise in medical interventions. We are hosting the first seminar for the Midwifery and Maternity Birth Collective TOMORROW evening, with Soo Downe, Andrew Weeks, Claire Feeley and Anna Horn. hub.all4maternity.com/product/mam-bi…
✨A two-day ‘Training of Trainers’ workshop on Assisted Vaginal Births (AVBs) was led by Fernandez’ Obstetric team in Vijaywada in collaboration with AP Government, UNICEF and Laerdal Foundation.
I’ve not been using X regularly, undecided whether or not to leave. The algorithm has definitely shifted - I don’t see #midwives here much now, it feels more connected in LinkedIn for sure. #midwifery #midwife
What a special few days with you @CUBcass - thank you for coming to stay with us and for your inspiration and well as your friendship! Here’s to the future ❤️




What a wonderful day organised by @UoDMidwiferySoc - student midwives celebrating and learning. Thank you for inviting me to speak & share our resources @all4maternity Your theme ‘Beyond Qualification - Inspiring Positivity’ did just that and we hope you feel proud!




Ever since I’ve known Helen I’ve wanted to learn more. And now I got the opportunity! #babysleep #bedsharing #midwives
WHAT ABOUT BABY SLEEP? Midwife @sheena_byrom had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Professor Helen Ball, world-leading expert on infant sleep and Director of the Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre Podcast episode 42 is here ⬇️ spreaker.com/episode/42-how…
WHAT ABOUT BABY SLEEP? Midwife @sheena_byrom had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Professor Helen Ball, world-leading expert on infant sleep and Director of the Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre Podcast episode 42 is here ⬇️ spreaker.com/episode/42-how…
If you are a multilingual midwife like me, take part is this survey exploring the lived experience of multilinguals working across the NHS forms.office.com/pages/response… @EUMidwives @MidwivesRCM
The Joys, Chaos, and Magic of Five Waterbirths: A Personal Journey. Juliet Fischer shares the joyful birth stories of her five children. aims.org.uk/journal/item/w… #homebirth #waterbirth #physiologicalbirth Link in bio or via QR code
Our survey results are of great concern to all final year students wanting to become midwives. This is what you have spent 3 or 4 years anticipating. We are raising your concerns as loudly as we can. @MidwivesRCM #student_midwives
More than eight out of 10 student midwives due to qualify this year say that are ‘not confident’ they will find a job once graduated despite maternity services across the UK struggling with understaffing. Read more: buff.ly/ktad3AJ